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Phnom Penh vs. Bar Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 5.9% more expensive than Bar.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 66.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 10.5% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 25.1% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 86.0% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 34.3% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare and groceries in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Bar. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Phnom Penh. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Bar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Bar, you would:

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pay 39.0% less for restaurants

	Bar	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 €10.45	$5.00 KHR20,299.35	-53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €8.36	$7.00 KHR28,419.09	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 €1.52	$1.12 KHR4,560.59	-27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 €2.27	$1.01 KHR4,104.85	-56.5%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 66.4% more for groceries

	Bar	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 €0.82	$1.85 KHR7,510.76	+120.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 €3.76	$6.08 KHR24,697.54	+57.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.53 €4.41	$8.07 KHR32,754.93	+78.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.90 €2.82	$1.90 KHR7,706.37	-34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 €2.98	$1.87 KHR7,596.30	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.55	$2.17 KHR8,823.99	+288.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.76	$0.87 KHR3,512.06	+11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.64	$1.89 KHR7,660.76	+188.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$0.67 KHR2,735.98	-38.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.43	$0.76 KHR3,099.91	+72.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.51	$0.65 KHR2,639.52	+23.8%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 10.5% less for transportation

	Bar	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.18 €6.03	$4.40 KHR17,845.37	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.79 €26.13	$10.60 KHR43,034.62	-60.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,009.37 €29,264.59	$49,000.00 KHR198,933,602.07	+63.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.72 €10.45	$9.00 KHR36,538.82	-16.0%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 25.1% less for housing

	Bar	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.96 €27.26	$22.30 KHR90,530.39	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.30 €608.81	$502.11 KHR2,038,481.81	-19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.69 €477.54	$277.36 KHR1,126,028.21	-43.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.16 €85.00	$72.12 KHR292,816.52	-17.2%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 86.0% more for childcare

	Bar	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.15 €235.16	$340.00 KHR1,380,355.61	+41.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,013.78 €5,864.53	$13,900.83 KHR56,435,568.30	+131.1%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bar	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 €2.61	$1.50 KHR6,089.80	-44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 €2.22	$2.77 KHR11,261.30	+22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 €3.66	$2.00 KHR8,119.74	-46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.85 €36.91	$48.33 KHR196,227.02	+27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.29 €4.18	$5.50 KHR22,329.28	+28.3%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 34.3% less for clothing

	Bar	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.29 €58.79	$24.67 KHR100,143.45	-59.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.13 €27.44	$20.80 KHR84,445.28	-26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.43 €88.19	$93.00 KHR377,567.86	+2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.05 €146.32	$67.67 KHR274,717.83	-54.9%
Average			-34.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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